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This podcast is an outreach of the Prattville Church of Christ, Prattville, Alabama. Its purpose is to inform, encourage, and teach as we walk with our Master and come together and share our love as God’s family. We invite you to regularly listen to this podcast. And if you are in our area and are looking for a home church, you will find a warm and loving welcome with us. We are located at 344 East Main Street, Prattville, Alabama.
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Send us a text It is exciting to find someone living their passion in life. My guest on this episode is Dr. Steve Wages, Director of the Cloverdale Center for Youth and Family. You can hear the passion in his voice for his work with families as he has made it the focus of his life. I challenge you to listen for it as well. Steve uses the word legac…
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Send us a text Scripture is full of short and seemingly insignificant events. Yet these events, like the more well-known events also teach us valuable lessons. One such event was when Jesus healed Peter's Mother-in-Law. It isn't by accident that this event is included in God's word. It teaches us something important about Jesus and also our reactio…
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Send us a text In the ongoing series, Twelve Were Chosen, we are looking at Andrew, the brother of Peter. As we introduced this series I stated that these men give us characteristics we can learn from. This is no less truer than with Andrew. Although there is little in the scripture about him, he stands as a wonderful example that we must follow. A…
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Send us a text At the cost of repeating myself, the Prattville church of Christ has an incredible group of young adults. Alex and Raegan Saucedo are perfect examples of this. Their excitement as a young married couple, their incredible vision of the future ahead of them as active members of our church family, and their desire to faithfully serve ou…
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Send us a text This is the second episode in Twelve Were Chosen, a series of presentations about the 12 original apostles. When asked which of the apostles we most associate with, many will say, Peter. This is because Peter has the reputation of saying the wrong thing in the wrong way, and often in the wrong time. In this episode I will discuss how…
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Send us a text It is an absolute thrill for me to interact with our church family at the Prattville church of Christ. I am continually blessed by their presence and association. One of the special blessings of the Prattville family is our young adult group. This dynamic group of upward mobile Christians are well represented by so many. In this epis…
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Send us a text This is episode 1 of a 10 part series on the apostles. This episode in an introduction to the series. In it we will gain insight into the difference between a disciple and apostle. We briefly look at how Jesus prepared Himself to call the 12 and what these remarkable men had to overcome as they grew in their faith. The intent of this…
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Send us a text It is natural that we want to please those we love and that love us. We give gifts, do special things, pay attention, and other ways to express our love and devotion. It is important that we seek to know and do the things that please God, our heavenly Father. Certainly it is important because we want to avoid punishment. But as we gr…
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Send us a text If you tuned in or were participating in our Sunday morning worship service recently you heard an excellent sermon by Brent Missildine, our minister. Brent's lesson came from Matthew 8 where Jesus healed the man suffering from leprosy. I thought I'd share a podcast episode from two years ago where I spoke about this event as well. It…
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Send us a text One of the strengths of the Prattville church of Christ is the diversity of our members. We come from all backgrounds and walks of life. We have unique experiences that help us meld together into a warm and loving family. In this episode I have a conversation with Diane Harris. Diane has been with our congregation for many years and …
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Send us a text In God’s infinite wisdom He created His church. Part of that creation was its organizational structure. He said we are to have men appointed as our shepherds where were able to lead, guide, oversee, correct, teach, and help us stay faithful to our Lord. He also stated that these men are to be married to godly wives to help them in th…
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Send us a text Sometimes followers of Christ, especially young Christians may feel reluctant or intimidated about sharing the gospel. They may want to, but feel they don't have the confidence or knowledge to do so. We can learn and grow in confidence as we make the effort to share. But there are ways we all can share the gospel no matter our knowel…
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Send us a text In the United States we celebrate a lot of holidays. We usually have a favorite holiday. Many, especially children love Christmas. We enjoy the Fourth of July as we celebrate our nation and enjoy cooking out and fireworks. But my favorite holiday is Thanksgiving. In this episode I look at Thanksgiving by discussing the two words, tha…
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Send us a text As we enter into the annual holiday and shopping season we feel that there is an increase threat to our personal and property security. Although we focus on that in this episode, it is important all year long. Travis Ray, former police officer in Prattville and current investigator for the state of Alabama discusses practical steps w…
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Send us a text The title for this podcast is Walking With Our Master. I take this opportunity to discuss with Brent Missildine, minister for the Prattville Church of Christ, what it means to walk with the Master. In our conversation we look at various scriptures that use the expression walking with our Lord. We discuss what that expression means, w…
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Send us a text The Prattville church of Christ is a growing family. We have grown by reaching out into our community with the good news of God's grace and salvation. We have also been blessed by families growing and new families moving into our area and wanting to be a part of our efforts. In this episode we are going to get to know Jim and Teresa …
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Send us a text The word servant is a critical description for those who are disciples of our Lord. Sometimes that title is a formal one to describe those of our leadership but other times it is an earned title through the consistent efforts to show the grace, love, and compassion of our Lord. Jeremy and Melenie Cleveland are such servants. They fai…
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Send us a text It seems like I am repeating myself as I say that the family at the Prattville church of Christ is made of many wonderful members. It also seems like an understatement. We have such a wide variety of backgrounds that blend together to bring their strengths to showing the grace, love, and compassion of our Lord in their lives. One won…
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Send us a text Sometimes I think of the Prattville church of Christ as a treasure chest full of precious gems. One such gem is our beloved Raymond Elliott. Raymond has given his entire life to serving our Lord and His church. We have enjoyed the company and encouragement of Raymond and Miss Virginia for many years. He is a shepherd, counselor, conf…
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Send us a text I've stated many times that service to our Lord takes many forms. We must serve as we are able. God doesn't state in a specific way what He expects as service. Rather He says to use what He has gifted us with and to do so with love and to glorify Him. In this episode I have the honor and joy of interviewing my wife, Lynne. We will ta…
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Send us a text One of the strengths of the Prattville church of Christ is the way our families blend together as we serve our Lord. We have so many from different backgrounds, cultures, education levels, and so many other elements. We also have some historical (and some hysterical) members. One such family at Prattville is Kurt and Debbie Cammack. …
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Send us a text When our Lord put together His Kingdom, the church, he provided for us everything we needed to be successful as His subjects and servants. Among the plan is the organization and leadership. How it is organized and led is another indication of the amazing brilliance of our creator. Each congregation is to be separate and led by a body…
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Send us a text I like to ask guests on the podcast to describe our congregation in their own words. My guest in this podcast summed up the description using the word, family. I think that is a perfect description. In this episode I am chatting with one of our wonderful family members, Martha Martin. Martha leads a valuable ministry that helps hold …
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Send us a text It is very true to say that the heart of the Prattville Church of Christ is its people. Billy and Doris Adair are a wonderful example of this as we see the love and warmth they have for each other, the family at Prattville, and those around us. It was my honor to chat with them in this episode as they discussed their memories, their …
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Send us a text One of the exciting things about being a part of a congregation is to have new families move into our area and become a part of our church family. In this case, not only do we have a new family, but we also have a new member of our ministry team. In this episode I have a conversation with Remington Afre, or Remy as we know him. Remy …
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